I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.
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Monday, September 09, 2013

Cal Worthington and his dog Spot

Car dealer Calvin Coolidge "Cal" Worthington died yesterday while watching the first Sunday game of the 2013 NFL season.

I moved to California when I was seven years old and loved to watch Cal's commercials. They were known as the "My Dog Spot"
ads because each commercial would introduce Cal Worthington and his
dog Spot. However, the dog was never a dog. In most cases, it was an
exotic animal being led around on a leash.

According to a spokesman for the Television Bureau of Advertising,
Worthington "is probably the best known car dealer pitchman in
television history."

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I represent the first generation whom, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.
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